Charging Siri Remote

Got the new ATV at work, so I decided to plug the Siri remote into my Mac to top off the charge to full (I imagine it comes out of the box with a 90+ percent charge to begin with) before messing with the ATV at home tonight.

So. . ..How the F do you tell when its fully charged? There's no light on it (of course not, this is Apple) and no indication on the Mac that its even plugged in. Please don't tell me you have to look at the Apple TV screen to see the remote's charge percent.

I don't have one, so I will just offer my opinion. Since you are at work, and the AppleTV is at home, just leave it plugged in all day. There is no rush to unplug it as soon as it reaches full charge. Also, consider that the new Apple Magic Mouse 2 accepts a full charge in about two hours. I would expect the remote to be similar.

I don't have one, so I will just offer my opinion. Since you are at work, and the AppleTV is at home, just leave it plugged in all day. There is no rush to unplug it as soon as it reaches full charge. Also, consider that the new Apple Magic Mouse 2 accepts a full charge in about two hours. I would expect the remote to be similar.

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You could do this but I'd wonder, what would be the point? It will need charging again months after you last charged it. It uses a lightning connector to recharge when you finally need to recharge it. As soon as the battery warning appears on the AppleTV screen, just plug it in where you use charge your iPhone while watching a movie/doing chores. It will charge in hours for another couple of months.

Got the new ATV at work, so I decided to plug the Siri remote into my Mac to top off the charge to full (I imagine it comes out of the box with a 90+ percent charge to begin with) before messing with the ATV at home tonight.

So. . ..How the F do you tell when its fully charged? There's no light on it (of course not, this is Apple) and no indication on the Mac that its even plugged in. Please don't tell me you have to look at the Apple TV screen to see the remote's charge percent.

I don't think this is a big deal. None of my remote have a battery indicator. And if it tells you on screen when the battery is getting low why do you need an indicator on the device too? It's not like you'll be charging this thing frequently. I swear people here are way too obsessed about charging things.

I don't think this is a big deal. None of my remote have a battery indicator. And if it tells you on screen when the battery is getting low why do you need an indicator on the device too? It's not like you'll be charging this thing frequently. I swear people here are way too obsessed about charging things.

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Never mind that all of Apple's other battery power devices give you an easy to find battery status, both letting you know when it's nearing depletion and needing to be charged so you can plan accordingly, and letting you know when the device is fully charged. Yeah, all those other remotes still using technology invented in the 80s, is a great aspiration for Apple. Glad to see them turn their backs on 20 years of their own advancements. But then, hey those Apple engineers know so much more than we consumers what's best for their products and can do no wrong, right? Oh, except for iTunes. Wow you must be close to a Star Trek-like robot meltdown over that conundrum -- 'Apple can do no wrong, but iTunes doesn't work right for me, but Apple can do no wrong, illogical, illogical ...'

At least it doesn't have a male lightning plug to be inserted into your iPad when the battery runs out.

So, to charge the remote on their latest macbook, you have to disconnect the remote monitors, the charger and the hub for the mouse and other external devices. So you can plug this thing in for a few minutes. darn that usb-c
(satire post,..)

Considering Apple charges 1st world prices, yes it is a 1st world problem. One they need to address, because you know, they're a 1st world company, selling to 1st world customers. You might have a point when Apple opens a store in Somalia.

Didn't they say its just a few minutes for hours of charge? It sounds like it's broken.

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Omg i finally found a solution to this mess! IT might help others. since THE Siri remote would not pair at all. My Samsung tv supports anynet+ HDMI -cec. After searching for Apple tv i could set iT up with the remote of THE tv.
After that i can reach THE menu to start the pairing up manually. Yea i thought iT was broken, really strange though.

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